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IMPRVEMBNT IN GUIDES OR GLAMPS -FOR HARNESS-FRAMES.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH S. VILLEE, of the eityand county of Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and -improved Protecting Guide-Clamp to Ends of the Harness or Heddles on Power-Looms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my protecting-guides.

Figure 2 shows their application to the ends of the heddle-shaft.

Figure 3 -shows another form previously used and introduced by me.

The nature of my invention consists in providing the ends of the heddles with a. guide-clamp, easily adjusted and put on or taken oif, that will eifectually prevent' the Charing ofthe shafts, to the great injury of the heddles, so soon worn out by the constant friction, and to prevent the constant annoyance of broken heddles, and consequent loss of time in stopping the looms to make repairs, and also to prevent the bad work and displacement of the warp occasioned by such broken heddles.

Fig. 1 so clearly shows my guide as to require no further explanation than simply to name the parts, so that any one skilled in the art can readily make and apply my invention.

The upper strip A, of the desired lengthI and width, (shown half the size for the heddles we use.) This shows two screws, E, entering blocks C, either glued upon, or, better, cut out, so as to be a portion of the under strip B. The upper face is rounded where it cornes in contact with the lower side of the strip A. Centrally, on the inner face of both strips, I drill a shallow circular disk, for retaining the upper and lower coil of a spiral spring, D, between them, so as to slightly curve the strips outwardly centrally, and depress the ends. By pressing the strips together between the thumb. and finger, the ends separate, so as to embrace the upper and lower projecting ends of the heddle-shaft, G', tig. 2; and when the gripe is released, they clamp said ends and remain fixed. It takes eight of these guides for the four heddles on each loom. These can be provided at atritling cost. There are many advantages secured by their application, and as a matter of economy will commend themselves to all who are interested in such matters,- especially when we consider that'heddles (rather a costly article) will at least last three times as long and do much better work; and less loss of time is incurred, because when the heddles break the yarny is apt to break, and the loom must be stopped; besides, broken and mended heddles make imperfect cloth. These clamps are so arranged and applied that their friction on each other is so very tritling that a single set, once attached, will lastjor an indefinite period of time before others will be required, while the heddles themselves are prevented from rubbing against each other in their up-anddown motion--a thing that cannot be prevented without the intervention of such guidesl I am not aware that any guides have ever been attached to the ends of heddles in the manner specified, and shown either by fig. 1 or iig. 8. I am aware that a stationary board, with slots in it, for guiding the ends of the harness, has been used, but such is not applicable to the power-loom. I nd, also, that the guide previously invented by me, shown in' g. 8, is not universally applicable to looms. The projecting ends interfere,

and are for various reasons objectionable.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is The protecting-guides, formed of strips A B, with blocks or ends C, arranged substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

A. S. VILLEE.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. AMWEG, JACOB STAUFFEB. 

